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William Lindsey :toad:

"He’s behaving like a predator, wreaking havoc because he can, motivated mainly by ego and impulse that the thin veneer of weak rationale ought not to obscure. …

The biggest lie Trump and Vance told America in 2024 was that they cared about the well-being of ordinary people."

~ Jonathan Weiler


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William Lindsey :toad:

Noting that the well-regarded University of Michigan consumer-sentiment index released yesterday shows consumer confidence falling for the fourth straight month, dropping 11% from March, Heather Cox Richardson writes,

"This level of consumer sentiment is the second lowest since the index began in 1952."


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Letters from an American · April 12, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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Ron Franke

Evidence that the US stock market is based solely on imaginary wishful thinking?

China increases tariffs on US products to 125%, the US bond market is experiencing a sell off, companies are announcing layoffs daily, and there are reports of companies pausing investment decisions until things settle down, the consumer sentiment measurement reports a reading of 50.8.

And, the wishful thinking DOW is at +760 as of this posting.

Note: a sentiment number of 100 is the baseline between a positive consumer confidence and a negative consumer confidence. A report of 50.8 should be a major concern for everyone.

#Business#Economics#StockMarket
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LilMikeSF

#Layoffs abound in US private #industry and publicly traded companies as #DJT admin hacks through vast swaths of #Federal #employee roster in #DC as well .

None of these financial freakout factors bode well for the near term USA #economy...

Companies that have laid off hundreds, if not thousands, of #employees each since inauguration include #SiriusXM , #IAC , #HewlettPackard, #Boeing, #Wayfair, #Starbucks, #BlackRock , #Meta , #Salesforce, #Stripe and many many more as statistics show #ConsumerConfidence is obviously shaken and industries from #fintech to frozen food, #solar to satellites all taking fiscal hard hits in early #HardWay #NegativeGrowth months of new #GOP administration voter #ConJob ...

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cnn.com/2025/03/12/economy/rec

" I don’t seeit at all. | think this country is going to boom...But as | said, | can do it the easy way or the hard way. The hard way to do it is exactly what I'm doing. But the results are going to be 20 times greater.”
#TrumpRecession
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LilMikeSF

#USA Economic indicators look far from rosy as #Drumpf #tariffs begin next week.

America's #Labor #data, home sales, and #GDP are all on the decline, according to latest reports that came in this week.

Jobless claims are spiking along with high interest rates & real estate valuations that have kept home sales low, dropping to their lowest level in over two decades.

Prices of goods on a wide array of everyday #food products are going to jump up on already queasy #consumerconfidence, affecting an array of goods from #canola oil to #Tequila. Companies like Domino's #Pizza are already warning investors the impacts #DJT policy will have on their seemingly insulated businesses.

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US Imports from our NAFTA partners are close to a trillion dollars annually
Dates, Avocados & Tomatoes are imported from South of The Border
America's economy is flashing warning signs of a slowdown Labor data, home sales, and GDP are all on the decline, according to new reports this week By Vinamrata Chaturvedi Updated Yesterday . e ~ m ) . {
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Nonilex

As #Trump’s policies begin to take effect, #ConsumerConfidence has fallen sharply & #inflation expectations rose while Americans fret about surging #prices & the potential impact of #tariffs.

The recent jump is stoking yet more uncertainty about an economic outlook already clouded by Trump’s chaotic approach to #trade, #immigration, #taxation & other #policy areas.

#economy #PersonalFinance #USpol
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The Conference BoardUS Consumer ConfidenceA monthly survey of US consumer attitudes, spending plans, and expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates
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